Just wanted to give an update for anyone else who is going through something similar: My dad is still on hormone therapy (Lupron and Casadex (sp?)) but just finished 42 treatments of beam radiation...
Update: Had initial consultation with UCSF team and saw medical oncologist, was scheduled for and had a PSMA Pet/CT scan last week to see if affected lymphnodes were localized or in other areas of...
Thanks Michael_T and SpecialLady for your responses, much appreciated. Michael I was wondering if you could expand on your last comment, what specific side affects and everything made the treatment...
Update: CT scan and Bone Scan results came back. Bone scan was clean, which was a huge relief, but CT scan shows regional lymphnode involvement. His current urologist is recommending ADT (which I...
Update: So we received the results of his CT scan, bone scan is still scheduled for next week. He has an appointment for Feb 10th with Dr. Carroll at UCSF for a consultation. See below for pelvic...
Thanks everyone for the replies, it is very much appreciated to hear others advice and stories. We will definitely be getting second opinions, if not more. I will update with test results as they...
Thanks for the reply and suggestions Beth, very much appreciated. I have definitely heard great things about UCSF...
Thanks Manfred, appreciate the good wishes and advice. Also forgot to mention his DRE was a slightly enlarged prostate, otherwise nothing notable found....
Hello - I am posting for my father, my family is in a state of shock as he learned on 1/18 he has PC. I have done preliminary research and it looks like this forum is a great avenue for support and...